17 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2011/0428(COD)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The LIFE Programme's financial envelope should correspond to at least 1% of the Union's general budget. This Regulation thus lays down, for the entire duration of the LIFE Programme, a financial envelope of €3,618 millionequivalent to 1% of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020, i.e. €[...], constituting the prime reference, within the meaning of point 17 of the Commission Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement of 29 June 2011 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “Best practice projects” mean projects that apply appropriate, cost-effective, state- of-the-art techniques, methods and approaches taking into account the specific context of the project;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to support the management of areas that form part of the Natura 2000 network and the conservation of the natural values included in that network, in particular the species and habitats considered priorities in accordance with Union legislation;
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for implementing the LIFE Programme shall be EUR 3 618 000 000[...].
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 2 713 500 000(...) of the overall financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to the sub-programme for Environment;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 904 500 000(...) of the overall financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to the sub-programme for Climate Action.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. At least 560% of the budgetary resources allocated to projects supported by way of action grants under the sub-programme for Environment shall be dedicated to projects supporting the conservation of nature and biodiversity.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to promote better environmental governance by broadening stakeholder involvement, including NGOs, in policy consultation and implementation, and to promote awareness of the citizens' rights arising from the Aarhus Convention.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure the balanced distribution of LIFE programme funding among the Member States, establishing indicative national allocations for each Member State for the current programming period. If necessary, taking account of the needs and specific characteristics of each Member State and in cooperation with the national and/or regional authorities, the Commission shall provide special technical assistance to support the drawing-up of projects for Member States where the funding allocated to those States during the 2007-2013 programming period fell below the respective indicative national allocation.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall have special regard to transnlational projects wheren transnlational cooperation is essential to guarantee environmental protection and climate objectives, and shall endeavour to ensure that at least 15% of the budgetary resources dedicated to projects are allocated to transnational projects.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The maximum co-financing rate for the projects referred to in Article 18 shall be 70% of eligible costs. By way of exception, the maximum co-financing rate for projects referred to in Article 18 points (d) and (f) shall be 80% of eligible costs. Less developed regions, as defined in Regulation (EU) No …/… [Common Provisions Regulation], shall be entitled to an increased rate of up to 85% of eligible costs.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
VAT shall not be considered an eligible cost for projects referred to in Article 18 if VAT amounts are not recoverable under national VAT legislation. Each Member State shall inform the Commission by the date of entry into force of this Regulation, of the national legislation governing the VAT, the entities with deduction rights and the cases of recoverability.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Staff costs shall be considered an eligible cost for projects referred to in Article 18 to the extent that they relate to the cost of activities which the beneficiary would not have carried out if the project concerned had not been undertaken.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Costs related to the preparation and submission of projects referred to in Article 18 shall be included among the costs eligible for funding under the LIFE Programme in accordance with the previous subparagraph.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The LIFE Programme may finance actions implemented by the Commission in support of the initiation, implementation and mainstreaming of Union environmental and climate policies and legislation for the purpose of achieving the objectives referred to in Article 3. Such actions may include:
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) no later than 30 September 2017, an external mid-term evaluation report of the LIFE Programme (and its sub- programmes), including qualitative and quantitative aspects of its implementation, the amount of climate-related expenditure and biodiversity-related expenditure, and its complementarity with other relevant Union programmes, the funding utilised by each Member State and the respective percentage of the indicative national allocation for the whole of the programming period, the achievement of the objectives of all the measures (at the level of results and impacts, when possible), the efficiency of the use of resources and its European added value, in view of a decision on the renewal, modification or suspension of the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives, the impact and added value of the activities associated with the projects for the communities directly and indirectly involved, as well as the contribution of the measures to the Union priorities of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of its predecessor. The report shall be accompanied by remarks by the Commission including the manner in which the findings of the mid- term evaluation shall be taken into account when implementing the LIFE Programme, and, in particular, when drawing up the multiannual work programmes;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) no later than 31 December 2023, an external and independent ex-post evaluation report covering the implementation and results of the LIFE Programme and its sub-programmes, including the amount of climate related expenditure and biodiversity related expenditure, the funding utilised by each Member State and the respective percentage of the indicative national allocation for the whole of the programming period, the extent to which the LIFE Programme as a whole, and each of its sub- programmes, has achieved its objectives, and the contribution of the LIFE Programme to achieving the Europe 2020 Strategy objectives and targets.